ΤΕΣΣΑΡΑΣἈΤΤΙΚΑΣ, τεσσαρασἀττικας
TESSARASATTIKAS, tessarasattikas
Sounds Like: tes-SAH-ras-AT-ti-kas
Translations: four Attic (units), four Attic (drachmas)
From the root: ΤΕΣΣΑΡΑΣ, ἈΤΤΙΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word, combining 'four' (ΤΕΣΣΑΡΑΣ) and 'Attic' (ἈΤΤΙΚΑΣ). It refers to a quantity of four units of something that is 'Attic' in origin or standard. In ancient contexts, this often referred to four Attic drachmas, a common unit of currency, or potentially four Attic amphorae, a unit of liquid measure, depending on the context. It signifies a specific quantity of a standard Attic measure or currency.
Inflection: Accusative Plural, Masculine or Feminine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 21:8
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΤΕΣΣΑΡΑΣ, ἈΤΤΙΚΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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